Thanks OCF. There is some really neat stuff on this site. This bit in regards to Arthur Carr who became an Ohio University football player where he was most likely the first Black player on the team in the early 1900s, really got my attention.

Carr graduated from Athens High School in 1902 with only 13 other students. According to this article from The Athens Messenger and Herald on June 12, 1902, the auditorium was packed with locals.

As the article describes, “the auditorium was filled to overflowing by the usual cultured Athenians who always show their appreciation of their public schools...”

O.T. Corson, an educational orator and the state of Ohio’s eventual Director of Education, was one of the keynote speakers at the commencement.

This is great stuff OCF! It looks like Darayus Sethna put in a lot of work for this!

Thanks, I will take watch tommorow after this is over.  It's been taking up most of my time recently.

 

 

I was there. It was a nice event. The band was just excellent.

We had about 50 people attend.  We ended up doing the ceremony inside, due to weather, and then adjourning outside for the actual unveiling.  Here are a few clips from an Athens News photo spread on the event:

Thanks OCF!

Looking forward to seeing the marker outside of Upper Hall.

Good stuff OCF, thank you for sharing